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Why are white people so sensitive? - GMDino - 04-23-2023 I'm white. Very white. But I've never been offended by minorities getting jobs, going to school, running for office, etc. I've certainly never been upset about a minority actor playing a "white role" in a remake. And this, this is ridiculous. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/netflix-getting-sued-portraying-cleopatra-205008169.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr Quote:Cleopatra is a historical figure that has captivated audiences for generations. Countless books have been written and more than a few movies and television series have been made that tell the story of the ancient Egyptian queen. A new Netflix series, Queen Cleopatra has come under fire for its choice in casting the lead role, which has even resulted in a lawsuit against the streaming service, and now the director is speaking out. RE: Why are white people so sensitive? - basballguy - 04-23-2023 The shit posting on this forum is next level RE: Why are white people so sensitive? - SunsetBengal - 04-23-2023 Who's upset about casting ethnicity? Maybe the better question would be "who really gives a s**t"? RE: Why are white people so sensitive? - Arturo Bandini - 04-23-2023 I'm white too and I'm polish white and these people are ridiculous. They didn't bother with Jesus Christ or Moses being bleached. They are fragile. Fact is that their worst fear is to become a minority which will be treated as they treat minority. Kudos to black and native american people who are seeking for equality and not revenge. RE: Why are white people so sensitive? - GMDino - 04-23-2023 (04-23-2023, 01:50 PM)basballguy Wrote: The shit posting on this forum is next level What was posted was a news story concerning a real issue. You can chose to not participate or you can contribute. You did neither. (04-23-2023, 02:03 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Who's upset about casting ethnicity? Maybe the better question would be "who really gives a s**t"? I'd say the people who filed a lawsuit. And these people. And these people. RE: Why are white people so sensitive? - NATI BENGALS - 04-23-2023 Well I guess Mahmoud al-Semary could be white. I don't know if Egyptians identify as white or not. RE: Why are white people so sensitive? - pally - 04-23-2023 There were lots of tears over the casting of Halle Bailey as Ariel in The Little Mermaid. Apparently, some people know the ethnicity of fictional mermaids RE: Why are white people so sensitive? - GMDino - 04-23-2023 (04-23-2023, 04:00 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: Well I guess Mahmoud al-Semary could be white. I don't know if Egyptians identify as white or not. See, I always assumed she was black, or at least dark skinned. Apparently there is some debate as she had Greek heritage a few generations back. Nonetheless a LAWSUIT over it is almost the most white American thing ever. Why are white people so sensitive? - BenZoo2 - 04-23-2023 They should cast Mia Khalifa for the role. Bet the Egyptians would really love that Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk RE: Why are white people so sensitive? - CKwi88 - 04-23-2023 (04-23-2023, 04:09 PM)pally Wrote: There were lots of tears over the casting of Halle Bailey as Ariel in The Little Mermaid. Apparently, some people know the ethnicity of fictional mermaids Velma Rings of Power House of the Dragon Star Wars Troy: Fall of a City Ghostbusters The Witcher The Little Mermaid Bridgerton The Batman The list goes on forever. For being the people that say they're so busy working they sure have a lot of time to be snowflakes about casting decisions. RE: Why are white people so sensitive? - jfkbengals - 04-23-2023 (04-23-2023, 04:22 PM)GMDino Wrote: See, I always assumed she was black, or at least dark skinned. Apparently there is some debate as she had Greek heritage a few generations back. Yes, she was in fact greek. She was part of the Ptolemaic Dynasty. RE: Why are white people so sensitive? - Belsnickel - 04-23-2023 (04-23-2023, 05:57 PM)CKwi88 Wrote: Velma I binged The Great recently, and it also had quite a few people of color in it, more than one would assume existed in the Russian court at the time. There was no big deal about that at least. I guess there were not enough Catherine the Great fanboys to complain about it. RE: Why are white people so sensitive? - Dill - 04-23-2023 (04-23-2023, 04:22 PM)GMDino Wrote: See, I always assumed she was black, or at least dark skinned. Apparently there is some debate as she had Greek heritage a few generations back. The original Ptolemy was one of Alexander's generals, who took over the Egypt/Africa sector of A's empire. ("Egypt" by the way is a Greek name. Egyptians today call their nation "Masr" in Arabic.) For at least three generations his descendants married Greek and Macedonian women. Then brothers and sisters started marrying to keep the line pure. Eg. Cleo's dad, Ptolemy XII, married his sister. (and a wife before that may have been his daughter.) So far as I know, the "unknown" woman in the line coupled with Cleopatra's grandfather, Ptolemy IX, to produce Ptolemy XII--but the possible candidates for "unknown" are themselves at least half-Macedonian. By the 3rd generation the Ptolemies were adopting Egyptian customs, but in the few images we have of them, they still look very European in Greek made sculptures and very Egyptian in Egyptian made ones. By modern standards, most Macedonians were quite xenophobic, and might have wanted to keep their lineage "pure" by not intermarrying with actual Egyptians. Plutarch says Cleopatra VII stood out because she was the only one in her family to actually learn Egyptian. Egyptians don't see themselves as "black" but they do think of their culture as very unique and very very ancient. This uproar reminds me a bit of the German consternation over a black Sigrfried in Wagner's ring cycle some years back. The outlines of the last two generations of the dynasty comes from Strabo's Geography, Book XVII, which is difficult to sort through since it is mostly about geography. The rest we know from Roman/Greek sources focused on Roman history. PS I am thinking it more likely that C could have been blonde and had genetic defects from inbreeding than that she was black. Historians are uncertain of her lineage, but there is no special reason to assume she was black . RE: Why are white people so sensitive? - Dill - 04-23-2023 (04-23-2023, 01:50 PM)basballguy Wrote: The shit posting on this forum is next level Help us out. Post something that is not "shit." RE: Why are white people so sensitive? - grampahol - 04-24-2023 Wait! You mean there are black people in Africa? All this time I thought all of Africa had been settled by Al Jolson descendants in black face singing Steven Foster songs.. Man..the makeup industry is really good! RE: Why are white people so sensitive? - XenoMorph - 04-24-2023 (04-23-2023, 04:22 PM)GMDino Wrote: See, I always assumed she was black, or at least dark skinned. Apparently there is some debate as she had Greek heritage a few generations back. thought the lawsuit was by an egyptian group RE: Why are white people so sensitive? - grampahol - 04-24-2023 (04-23-2023, 06:43 PM)jfkbengals Wrote: Yes, she was in fact greek. She was part of the Ptolemaic Dynasty. Pics or it never happened.. RE: Why are white people so sensitive? - Mike M (the other one) - 04-24-2023 (04-23-2023, 01:47 PM)GMDino Wrote: I'm white. Very white. But I've never been offended by minorities getting jobs, going to school, running for office, etc. The guy suing isn't white but you are making it out that white people are the sensitive ones? RE: Why are white people so sensitive? - Dill - 04-24-2023 (04-24-2023, 12:27 PM)grampahol Wrote: Pics or it never happened.. Cleopatra VII in the Berlin Museum RE: Why are white people so sensitive? - Millhouse - 04-24-2023 (04-24-2023, 01:08 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: The guy suing isn't white but you are making it out that white people are the sensitive ones? Yeah bit confusing. And when it comes to sensitivity with actors playing make believe, it certainly isn't just whites or a race thing of those that get all riled up. Even Eddie Raymond apologized for playing a trans character in 'The Danish Girl' because he received a bit of backlash because he wasn't trans himself. Crazy times. |